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Chile
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Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. Chile also claims about 1,250,000 square kilometres of Antarctica, the arid Atacama Desert in northern Chile contains great mineral wealth, principally copper. Southern Chile is rich in forests and grazing lands, and features a string of volcanoes and lakes, the southern coast is a labyrinth of fjords, inlets, canals, twisting peninsulas, and islands. Spain conquered and colonized Chile in the century, replacing Inca rule in northern and central Chile. After declaring its independence from Spain in 1818, Chile emerged in the 1830s as a relatively stable authoritarian republic, in the 1960s and 1970s the country experienced severe left-right political polarization and turmoil. The regime, headed by Augusto Pinochet, ended in 1990 after it lost a referendum in 1988 and was succeeded by a coalition which ruled through four presidencies until 2010. Chile is today one of South Americas most stable and prosperous nations and it leads Latin American nations in rankings of human development, competitiveness, income per capita, globalization, state of peace, economic freedom, and low perception of corruption. It also ranks high regionally in sustainability of the state, Chile is a founding member of the United Nations, the Union of South American Nations and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States. There are various theories about the origin of the word Chile, another theory points to the similarity of the valley of the Aconcagua with that of the Casma Valley in Peru, where there was a town and valley named Chili. Another origin attributed to chilli is the onomatopoeic cheele-cheele—the Mapuche imitation of the warble of a locally known as trile. The Spanish conquistadors heard about this name from the Incas, ultimately, Almagro is credited with the universalization of the name Chile, after naming the Mapocho valley as such. The older spelling Chili was in use in English until at least 1900 before switching over to Chile, stone tool evidence indicates humans sporadically frequented the Monte Verde valley area as long as 18,500 years ago. About 10,000 years ago, migrating Native Americans settled in fertile valleys, settlement sites from very early human habitation include Monte Verde, Cueva del Milodon and the Pali Aike Craters lava tube. They fought against the Sapa Inca Tupac Yupanqui and his army, the result of the bloody three-day confrontation known as the Battle of the Maule was that the Inca conquest of the territories of Chile ended at the Maule river. The next Europeans to reach Chile were Diego de Almagro and his band of Spanish conquistadors, the Spanish encountered various cultures that supported themselves principally through slash-and-burn agriculture and hunting. The conquest of Chile began in earnest in 1540 and was carried out by Pedro de Valdivia, one of Francisco Pizarros lieutenants, who founded the city of Santiago on 12 February 1541. Although the Spanish did not find the gold and silver they sought, they recognized the agricultural potential of Chiles central valley

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1846
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As of the start of 1846, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. January 5 – The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Country with the United Kingdom, january 13 – Opening of the Milan–Venice railways 3.2 km bridge over the Venetian Lagoon between Mestre and Venice in Italy, the worlds longest since 1151. February 10 Many Mormons begin their migration west from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake, First Anglo-Sikh War, British victory at the Battle of Sobraon. February 14 – United States president James K. Polk annexes the Republic of Texas, February 18 – Beginning of the Galician peasant revolt. February 19 – The newly formed Texas state government is installed in Austin. February 20 –29 – Kraków Uprising, Polish nationalists stage an uprising in the Free City of Kraków, February 26 – The Liberty Bell is cracked while being rung for George Washingtons birthday. March 9 – The conclusion of the First Anglo-Sikh War with the signing of the Treaty of Lahore, kashmir is ceded to the British East India Company and the Koh-i-Noor diamond is surrendered to Queen Victoria. March 10 – Prince Osahito, fourth son of deceased Emperor Ninkō of Japan, april 25 – Mexican–American War, Open conflict begins over border disputes of Texas boundaries. May – Associated Press founded in New York, may 8 – Mexican–American War – Battle of Palo Alto, Zachary Taylor defeats a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande at Palo Alto, Texas in the first major battle of the war. May 11 – The University at Buffalo was founded by future United States President and Vice President, may 13 – Mexican–American War, The United States declares war on Mexico. On June 25 the Duke of Wellington persuades the House of Lords to pass the Act, may 16 – Revolution of Maria da Fonte in Portugal May 25 – The Royal Geographical Society awards Paweł Edmund Strzelecki a Gold Medal for exploration in the south eastern portion of Australia. June 10 – Mexican–American War, The California Republic declares independence from Mexico, June 14 – Bear Flag Revolt, American settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic. June 15 The Oregon Treaty establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and Canada, from the Rocky Mountains to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, launceston Church Grammar School opens for the first time in Tasmania. June 16 – Pope Pius IX succeeds Pope Gregory XVI as the 255th pope and he will reign for 31½ years. June 28 – The saxophone is patented by Adolphe Sax, july 7 – Battle of Monterey, Acting on instructions from Washington, D. C. Commodore John Drake Sloat orders his troops to occupy Monterey and Yerba Buena thus beginning the United States annexation of California, august 22 – The Second Federal Republic of Mexico is established. September – The Second Carlist War, or the War of the Matiners or Madrugadores begins in Spain, september 10 – Elias Howe is awarded the first United States patent for a sewing machine using a lockstitch design. September 19 – The Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to two children in La Salette, France

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History of Chile
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The territory of Chile has been populated since at least 3,000 B. C. The countrys economic development was marked by the export of first agricultural produce. The wealth of raw materials led to an upturn, but also led to dependency. Chile was governed during most of its first 150 years of independence by different forms of restricted government, in 1990, Chile made a peaceful transition to democracy. About 10,000 years ago, migrating Native Americans settled in the fertile valleys, pre-Hispanic Chile was home to over a dozen different Amerindian societies. These theories are backed by findings in the Monte Verde archaeological site, specific early human settlement sites from the very early human habitation in Chile include the Cueva del Milodon and the Pali Aike Craters lava tube. No elaborate, centralized, sedentary civilization reigned supreme, the Araucanians, a fragmented society of hunters, gatherers, and farmers, constituted the largest Native American group in Chile. A mobile people who engaged in trade and warfare with indigenous groups, they lived in scattered family clusters. Although the Araucanians had no language, they did use a common tongue. Those in what became central Chile were more settled and more likely to use irrigation and those in the south combined slash-and-burn agriculture with hunting. Of the three Araucanian groups, the one that mounted the fiercest resistance to the attempts at seizure of their territory were the Mapuche, as the Spaniards would after them, the Incas encountered fierce resistance and so were unable to exert control in the south. During their attempts at conquest in 1460 and again in 1491, the Incas established forts in the Central Valley of Chile, the Mapuche fought against the Sapa Tupac Inca Yupanqui and his army. During the conquest, the Araucanians quickly added horses and European weaponry to their arsenal of clubs and they became adept at raiding Spanish settlements and, albeit in declining numbers, managed to hold off the Spaniards and their descendants until the late 19th century. The Araucanians valor inspired the Chileans to mythologize them as the nations first national heroes, the Chilean Patagonia located south of the river calle calle in Valdivia was composed of many tribes, mainly Tehuelches that were considered giants by Spaniards during Magellans voyage of 1520. The name Patagonia comes from the word used by Magellan to describe the native people whom his expedition thought to be giants. It is now believed the Patagons were actually Tehuelches with an height of 1.80 m compared to the 1.55 m average for Spaniards of the time. The Argentine portion of Patagonia includes the provinces of Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut and Santa Cruz, the Argentine politico-economic Patagonic Region includes the Province of La Pampa. The first European to sight Chilean territory was Ferdinand Magellan, who crossed the Strait of Magellan on November 1,1520, however, the title of discoverer of Chile is usually assigned to Diego de Almagro

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President of Chile
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The President of the Republic of Chile is the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Chile. The President is responsible for government and state administration. It is also considered as one of the institutions that make up the Historic Constitution of Chile, under the current Constitution, the President is elected to serve for a period of four years, with immediate re-election being prohibited. The shorter period allows for parliamentary and presidential elections to be synchronized, the official seat of the President of Chile is the La Moneda Palace in the capital Santiago. The Constitution of 1980 and its amendments, establishes the requirements for becoming President. Originally the President must be a citizen of the country. The President must also be at least 35 years old, in addition, all the requirements for becoming a Senator apply. The president must meet all the requirements to qualify as a fully Chilean citizen with the right to vote and those are who have reached the age of eighteen years and who have never been sentenced to afflicting punishment. The loss of the right to vote is the main disqualification for the applicant, in the 2005 constitutional reform, some of these requirements were changed, The President now must have the Chilean nationality. The President must also be at least 35 years old, article 26 detail the electoral requirements. The President shall be elected by ballot, with an absolute majority of the votes validly cast. In order to win the election in the first round, the candidates party must receive more than 50 percent of the valid votes leaving out of the count blank. The election shall be held the third Sunday of November of the year immediately before the end of the administration of the President then holding office. Should there be more than two candidates in the election, none of them obtaining more than half of the votes validly cast. The second election, in the manner determined by law, shall be held the fourth Sunday after the first election, then, the candidate with the majority of valid votes in that round is elected president. Under the 1828 constitution, the President served for four years, in 1833, the presidential period was changed to five years, with a possibility of immediate reelection for one more term, limited to two consecutive terms. Then by a reform in 1878, possibility for reelection became disallowed. Under the 1925 constitution, the President served for a six-year term, in the original text of the 1980 constitution, the President served for an eight-year term without the possibility of immediate reelection

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Manuel Bulnes
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Manuel Bulnes Prieto was a Chilean military and political figure. He was twice President of Chile, from 1841 to 1846, born in Concepción, he served as the president of Chile between 1841 and 1851. After three years of warfare, he accomplished the temporary conquest of the Arucanian Indians. He was appointed general in 1831. In 1832 he crossed the Cordillera and defeated decisively the Pincheira brothers in the battle of Epulafquén, then Bulnes commanded the Chilean army in 1838 against Gen. His presidencies were characterised by educational and cultural expansion, supported by the encouragement of foreign intellectuals to come to Chile, the National Institute was reformed and several junior schools were established along with the José Abelardo Núñez Upper School. In Santiago the University of Chile was founded during his watch, in 1842, Bulnes also presided over a general amnesty in order to reconcile the groups who had opposed one another in the Civil War of 1829. Regarding the nations strategic goals, Bulnes founded Fuerte Bulnes in 1843 in order to establish and it was also during the presidency of Bulnes that the former colonial power, Spain, acknowledged the independence of Chile and became involved in the construction of Chiles first railway. Manuel Bulnes Prieto died in Santiago, alberdi, Biografia de general Bulnes This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain, Gilman, D. C. Thurston, H. T. Colby, F. M. eds. article name needed

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1814 in Chile
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Events from the year 1814 in Chile January 1, Brigadier Gabino Gaínza and his military expedition sail from Callao. January 31, The Royal Expedition arrives to Chile, february 1, José Miguel Carrera recognizes Bernardo OHiggins as the Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army. February 17, Proclamation of the Constitutional Rules, february 23, Battle of Cucha-Cucha March 3, First Battle of Talca. Patriot Colonel Carlos Spano dies in the defense of Talca from the Royalist forces under the command of Ildefonso Elorreaga, March 6, José Miguel Carrera and his brother Luis Carrera are captured by a Royalist squadron under Clemente de Lantaño. March 7, Francisco de la Lastra is elected as the first Supreme Director of Chile, March 19, Battle of El Quilo. March 20, Battle of El Membrillar, March 28, In the Battle of Valparaiso, the British frigate HMS Phoebe and sloop HMS Cherub capture the American frigate USS Essex and sloop USS Essex Junior. March 29, First Battle of Cancha Rayada, the patriot troops under Manuel Blanco Encalada are completely routed. May 3, Both sides in conflict agree to a truce, may 12, José Miguel Carrera and his brother Luis Carrera escape from prison. July 19, Viceroy of Peru José Fernando de Abascal rejects the Treaty of Lircay, august 12, Brigadier Mariano Osorio and his expedition arrive to Talcahuano. August 18, Brigadier Mariano Osorio arrives to Chillan and takes command of the Royal Army, Brigadier Gabino Gaínza is sent back to Lima to be court martialled. OHiggins is defeated and agrees to himself to Carrera. September 9, José Miguel Carrera is named Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army October 2, Royalist forces defeat the patriot troops under Colonel Bernardo OHiggins. October 5, The Royalist forces enter Santiago, begins the mass exodus of patriots towards Mendoza. November 1, The first group of prisoners are sent to the Juan Fernández Islands. March 3, Colonel Carlos Spano, during the First Battle of Talca, november 21, Juan MacKenna, after a duel with Luis Carrera